74 TRAVELS AMONdST THE GREAT ANDEfi. 



23. .4. AUarensis, sp. n. 



Hah. Valley of Collanes, Altar (12,500 feet). 



Elongate-ovate, rather flattened above, dull l)lack. Head shining and 

 impunctate ; rostrum broader in front than behind, strongly constricted in 

 the middle, very strongly rugose-punctate, the punctures arranged regularly 

 at the base. Antennse j)itcliy, the club paler and densely clothed with grey 

 pubescence. Prothorax rather longer than broad, slightly constricted in front, 

 very strongly rugose ; Avith two slight longitudinal elevations one on either side 

 of the middle ; the sides rather strongly arcuate. Scutellum absent. Elytra 

 ovate, somewhat broader liehind than in front, rugose and obsoletely punc- 

 tured, rather densely clothed with short erect hairs, with irregular rows of 

 moderately strong tubercles on the disc ; these tubercles disappear towards 

 the sides and the punctures become more evident ; shoulders slightly elevated, 

 the sides arcuately rounded to the apex. Underside black ; the pro- and 

 raesosternum finely rugulose and punctured in the middle, more strongly 

 rugulose at the sides ; the metasternum strongly punctured ; the first, second 

 and terminal segments of the abdomen as strongly and rather more closely 

 punctured than the metasternum ; the third and fourth segments with a 

 single transverse row of moderately strong punctures. Legs ferruginous, the 

 tibiae pitchy black. Length, 8 mm. 



This insect is very distinct from all the doscriljed species known to me, 

 but appears to be closely allied if not conspecific with Anchonus dorsiger of 

 Jekel's MS. It differs from A. monticola in lieing l^roader, in having the 

 rostrum and prothorax more strongly rugose, the elytra more strongly tuber- 

 culate, the underside (especially the abdominal segments) more closely 

 punctured, and the legs ferruginous. 



24. Hilipus vitjsticus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1881, p. 67, pi. i, fig. 5. 

 Hab. Milligalli (6230 feet). 



Var, nigrifes. Legs black. 



A single example which differs from the typical form, described from 

 Sarayacu, in having the femora black instead of flavous. For this well-marked 

 variety I propose the name nigripes. 



25. H. longicoUis, sp. n. 



}f((b. Hacienda of Antisana (13,300 feet). 



Elongate-ovate, strongly convex, dull black. Head somewliat polished, 

 narrowed in front, oljsoletely and rather sparingly punctured, with a small 

 and moderately strong impression between the eyes ; eyes lateral, ovate, not 

 very prominent ; rostrum about as long as the prothorax, moderately strongly 



